§ MR. BRADLAUGH(for Mr. LABOUCHERE) (Northampton)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether he has observed that a meeting has been held at the Mansion House, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor, to decide what steps shall be taken to secure an adequate representation of British arts, manufactures, and industries at the forthcoming Exhibition in Paris; and, whether Her Majesty's Government adheres to its resolution, that this country will not be officially represented at the Exhibition, as was the case at previous French Exhibitions?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)I have observed that a meeting has taken place at the Mansion House with regard to the forthcoming Exhibition in Paris; but Her Majesty's Government do not propose to make any change in the course which was announced to the House last year in reference to this matter.